Forum: Plane attack in Ukraine reminiscent of one that started Rwandan genocide

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Posted Jul. 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Posted Jul. 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM

It is unfortunate that the passenger plane was shot down over Ukraine. Although the news media are very much in touch with what has happened, the reason why it happened and the possible outcome of the actions have yet to be addressed.

Let me remind readers of the results of a similar situation that provided the spark that ignited the Rwandan genocide. A plane containing the president of Rwanda and the president of Burundi was coming in for a landing at the Kigali national airport when it was shot down by a ground-based rocket, killing all on board. There was much speculation as to who was responsible for the rocket fire, yet to this day, the truth has never surfaced

That next morning. the local, French-controlled radio broadcast announced that it was “time to kill the cockroaches.” These few words started a chain of events that resulted in the butcher of 800,000 Tutsi and Twa men, women, and children by the Hutu majority over a period of 100 days.

With the Russians’ fixation on controlling Ukraine, it would not be surprising if they shot the plane down in order to place the blame on Ukraine and change world opinion from trying to help them to turning their back, thus allowing Russia to continue its planned takeover.

The entire free world turned its back on Rwanda during this 100 days. The United Nations pulled out out and left them to settle it themselves.